Tottenham Hotspur's run to the round of 16 stage in the Champions League last season earned the club £51.9m.

Mauricio Pochettino's side certainly learned from the harsh lessons that European football's elite club competition can offer as they went one step further in comparison to their fortunes in the 2016/17 campaign.

Despite being paired in the group stage with holders Real Madrid, 2013 finalists Borussia Dortmund and Apoel Nicosia, the Lilywhites not only finished top but they also remained unbeaten.

That included a draw at the Santiago Bernabeu and victory at the Signal Iduna Park. Very impressive and that set up an intriguing clash in the round of 16.

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However, the run came to an end at the first hurdle in the knockout stages as they were beaten over two legs by Serie A champions Juventus who went through 4-3 on aggregate despite being second best for large periods in both games.

Under current Champions League rules, clubs are given prize money dependent on their results in the group stage, how far they progress in the competition along with their share of what is called the market pool, which is split according to the proportional value of each television market.

Spurs line up ahead of the Champions League game with Real Madrid (Image: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Spurs earned €12.7m just for appearing in the group stage, where their record of five wins and one draw earned them €8.7m and appearing in the first knockout round was worth a further €6m.

The TV pool earned the north London outfit €32.4m, bringing up a total of €60.1m (£51.9m).

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